People to hang out regularly in central-western Oregon (Eugene/Spriengfield/Florence)

[flying_pan]

Hey!

I moved to central Oregon coast (town called Florence) 1 year ago for family reasons, and while everything is great, there is one big problem: I don't know anybody. And 1 year did not change it like at all It is never a big problem for me, since I have friends living in different places and we talk regularly, but I would like to find somebody to hang out together as well. I am 100% sure there are plenty of people from Portland here, but it is too far (like ~3 hours drive, and no public transportation).

So, I am looking for people within 1 hour drive (so, Newport, Coos Bay, Eugene, Springfield), or who wants to meet in these cities. Ideally, we can do outdoors stuff together (hiking, kayaking/canoeing, trail biking, etc), but I am also fine to meet just to converse, exchange ideas, skills, etc.

I know there are meetup groups, and I'll try them for outdoors stuff next season, but just thought maybe there are people around, and it would be great to meet with some like-minded people.

Thanks!

[cimorene12]

Would you be willing to drive to Bend?

[George the original one]

Living on the coast has challenges when it comes to finding people with similar interests and available time. A large chunk of the population residing there often have chosen to be reclusive.

Seaside to Florence is a bit too much of a trip for me without an overnight stay, but I can make it to a Lincoln City or Eugene meet-up.

[George the original one]

Would you be willing to drive to Bend?

Bend is an hour further than Portland for someone in Florence, especially this time of year when the passes over the Cascades may be snowy.

[jacob]

This guy lives in Bend, OR
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomanderso ... 8bd127edcd

We had an ERE meetup in Eugene, OR back in 2011.

[cimorene12]

@GTOO I had no idea. Yikes.

I have a buddy who lives in Florence, but she drives up to Portland to hang out.

[flying_pan]

Would you be willing to drive to Bend?

I will be in Bend in some point (I really like this state and like to explore it), but definitely not something on a regular basis. As @GTOO mentioned, it is actually longer than to Portland and I am not going through snow (we rarely have any snow on the coast).

Seaside to Florence is a bit too much of a trip for me without an overnight stay, but I can make it to a Lincoln City or Eugene meet-up.

Seaside is a bit too far for a regular trip for me as well, but I'll pass by next year (probably will have a trip to Olympia Washington).

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Looks like there are some people, but they are pretty distributed. Well, if anybody is around Florence, feel free to drop me a line, we can just meet and do some activity one time. I'll contact people from this thread when I'll be around their cities if they are interested.

[cimorene12]

I asked because at some point, I'll probably be in Bend. But not on a regular basis.

Re: Eugene, I'll make my way there at some point, too. It's a little easier because it's less than 2 hours from Portland by car and connected to Portland by trains and buses.

[AlexK]

The wife and I have been wanting to move to the Oregon coast for a while. We like the southern part but also the Florence area. I like to do outdoor stuff too so if we end up there I will get in touch. I am searching online for properties at this stage.

[enigmaT120]

I'm in Falls City. I go to Eugene to visit friends but don't like to drive down and up in one day, like George. By trail bike do you mean bicycle? I like to do that in McDonald Forest just north of Corvallis. I'm a good climber but slow on downhills!

[George the original one]

I go to Eugene to visit friends but don't like to drive down and up in one day, like George.

I wouldn't say I like it, but being retired, I've got the time to do so when I have a reason. 6 hrs roundtrip leaves plenty of hours for activities.

[enigmaT120]

Since I retired (9/30/19) I prefer strongly that the visit time should exceed the driving time, at least in one day. I have a friend in Portland, one in Banks and a couple in Eugene. It seems they're all about two hours away!

[Ego]

Since I retired (9/30/19) I prefer strongly ....!

What!? Trying to sneak that by us after not posting for six months. Was that planned? Congratulations!

[cimorene12]

I imagine you're outside of Falls City maybe, but Google Maps is telling me that it's less than 1.5 hours from the point it designates as "Falls City" to our December 2019 ERE Meetup point.

Since I retired (9/30/19) I prefer strongly that the visit time should exceed the driving time, at least in one day. I have a friend in Portland, one in Banks

You could tell the one in Banks to meet you in Hillsdale and bring the Portland buddy along. You don't have to stay with the ERErs the whole time, or they can join our group. Our Oct. 2019 meetup was in Beaverton, and I'm perfectly fine with finding a place to have a future ERE meetup (January 2020?) on the west side of Portland (meaning Beaverton again). I think it's definitely possible to schedule more than 3 hours of hanging out to balance the 3 hours of driving it'll take to get to Portland.

[enigmaT120]

What!? Trying to sneak that by us after not posting for six months. Was that planned? Congratulations!

Sorry but work got totally insane and I never felt like using a computer after work. They weren't even trying to tempt me into sticking around! I was a federal employee and retired the day after my 56th birthday. That's not early really, and once my pension kicks in it won't really be all that extremely low of an income, but I still value Jacob's book and the conversation on this forum.

And thanks.

My Banks friend rarely has time for stuff but I'll invite him. Dunno about the Portland friend, I'll ask her.

I round up for driving times! Especially if I'm going to Portland. Hillsboro isn't bad, just over that pretty hill from Newburg.

[cimorene12]

I was a federal employee and retired the day after my 56th birthday. That's not early really, and once my pension kicks in it won't really be all that extremely low of an income, but I still value Jacob's book and the conversation on this forum.

Yeah you're not the only one. Government pensions are very interesting. I'll have one if I stick around long enough to qualify. It is early compared to the American average.

My Banks friend rarely has time for stuff but I'll invite him. Dunno about the Portland friend, I'll ask her.

I round up for driving times! Especially if I'm going to Portland. Hillsboro isn't bad, just over that pretty hill from Newburg.

In terms of transit, getting to Hillsboro is just fine. I simply had a mildly uncomfortable experience the first time I went there, so I'm unlikely to set up a meetup in Hillsboro on my own. It's highly probable that I'll be in Hillsboro in the next few months, though, if meetups are arranged by someone else.

[enigmaT120]

I wouldn't say I like it, but being retired, I've got the time to do so when I have a reason. 6 hrs roundtrip leaves plenty of hours for activities.

Not this time of year.